Chapter 4 Habitats
Priority Conservation Action, Examples of Focal Species or Focal Habitats
• Similar research priorities are needed for other floodplain forest taxa including bats, small mammals, amphibians, and reptiles. Amphibians Bats Small mammals Reptiles
• Research the genetic makeup of the coastal population of the Black-throated Green Warbler. Black-throated Green Warbler
• Research the genetic relationships among floodplain salamanders. Salamanders
• Examine the impacts of long-term flooding regimes on ground-nesting birds (Swift et al. 1984) . Similar studies are also needed for salamanders. Swainson’s Warbler Salamanders • Determine the conservation and restoration efforts needed for canebrake rattlesnakes in floodplain forests (Brantley and Platt 2001) . Canebrake Rattlesnake • Conduct bird productivity research (especially neotropical migrants) with a focus on nest searching studies to determine the predator community and bird nesting success in patches of different sizes and with various landscape contexts (Rodewald and Yahner 2001) . • Study the effects of riverine buffer width characteristics on bird species diversity, richness, survival, nest success, and productivity (Perkins et al. 2003) . Similar studies are also needed for small mammals, bats, amphibians, and reptiles to determine long-term productivity in buffers of various widths. Amphibians Bats Birds Small mammals Reptiles
• Examine the demographics, habitat-use patterns, and impacts of feral hogs on ground- nesting birds, salamanders, and small mammals (Warren and Ford 1997) .
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